Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
HELIOSCOPE
Etymology
Noun
helioscope (plural helioscopes)
(astronomy) An apparatus for viewing the sun without harming the eye, by means of blackened glass or mirrors that reflect only a part of the light.
Source: Wiktionary
He"li*o*scope, n. Etym: [Helio- + -scope: cf. F. hélioscope.] (Astron.)
Definition: A telescope or instrument for viewing the sun without injury to the eyes, as through colored glasses, or with mirrors which reflect but a small portion of light.
– He`li*o*scop`ic, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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